HOA Risk & Market Intelligence

We track restrictions, enforcement power, due-process risk, and financial exposure across 4,000+ communities to show how private "mini-governments" really operate.

Why this matters: these scores show how much leverage a board has versus what homeowners can do to push back.

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Core Intelligence

We track restrictions, enforcement power, due-process risk, and financial exposure across 4,000+ HOAs.

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Why this matters: these scores show how much leverage a board has over owners versus what appeal rights owners have to push back.

Live dataset refreshes daily

Our data shows that many HOAs now wield enforcement powers comparable to local governments without the same due-process protections.

Avg Enforcement Power

57

47% flagged as high-power

Plain English: higher = board has more ways to punish quickly.

Avg Due Process Risk

41

41% lack strong appeal rights

Plain English: higher = weaker notice, appeal, and transparency.

Avg Financial Exposure

59

82% undefined; 0% escalating

Plain English: higher = fines hit harder and pile up faster.

Avg Freedom Score

50

Low: 26% · High: 10%

Plain English: higher = owners keep more control over their homes.

Enforcement Power Index
Boards behaving like private governments: state-by-state averages and national distribution.
Top 10 most aggressive statesLabels include sample size (min 3 HOAs)
#1CA
58
Sample267 HOAs
#2FL
58
Sample2,727 HOAs
#3GA
58
Sample121 HOAs
#4AZ
58
Sample109 HOAs
#5NV
58
Sample114 HOAs
#6WI
58
Sample16 HOAs
#7AL
57
Sample41 HOAs
#8PA
57
Sample164 HOAs
#9IL
57
Sample222 HOAs
#10CO
57
Sample109 HOAs
National distributionHigher = more power
0-10
0
10-20
0
20-30
0
30-40
2
40-50
611
50-60
2760
60-70
2976
70-80
18
80-90
0
90-100
0
Takeaways

Money + punishment

82% of HOAs have undefined fine ceilings; 0% escalate fines until compliance.

Homeowner rights erosion

41% score below 60 on procedural fairness, signaling weak appeal rights and notice standards.

Enforcement as leverage

47% of boards operate with high enforcement power — fines, broad discretion, and penalty risk concentrated together.

Our data shows that many HOAs now wield enforcement powers comparable to local governments — without the same due-process protections.”
Geographic Restriction Intensity
Choropleth showing share of analyzed HOAs with rental restrictions by state (hover for % and sample size).
Where Rental Restrictions Are Most Common
States ranked by prevalence (min 5 HOAs).
Darker tiles indicate heavier restriction saturation.
MN100%
32 HOAs
SevereAvg freedom 54
CT100%
8 HOAs
SevereAvg freedom 39
KS100%
16 HOAs
SevereAvg freedom 49
NE100%
18 HOAs
SevereAvg freedom 59
WI100%
16 HOAs
SevereAvg freedom 49
MS100%
14 HOAs
SevereAvg freedom 44
KY100%
29 HOAs
SevereAvg freedom 50
AR100%
10 HOAs
SevereAvg freedom 41
DE100%
12 HOAs
SevereAvg freedom 39
NV99%
114 HOAs
SevereAvg freedom 46
WA98%
126 HOAs
SevereAvg freedom 48
MA98%
49 HOAs
SevereAvg freedom 52
LA98%
48 HOAs
SevereAvg freedom 45
VA98%
135 HOAs
SevereAvg freedom 48
MD98%
45 HOAs
SevereAvg freedom 56
#1MN
32 HOAs100%
#2CT
8 HOAs100%
#3KS
16 HOAs100%
#4NE
18 HOAs100%
#5WI
16 HOAs100%
#6MS
14 HOAs100%
#7KY
29 HOAs100%
#8AR
10 HOAs100%
Financial Exposure Trend
How far boards can reach into homeowners’ wallets: ceilings, escalation, and undefined schedules.

Undefined / uncapped

82%

Fine ceilings missing or vague

Escalating language

0%

“Per day” / “until cured”

Avg exposure index

59

Blends fines + power

Due Process Gap Index
Where homeowners lack appeal rights, clarity, or transparency.
41% below a 60 fairness scoreMedian risk: 40
State comparisonHigher = worse
#1WI
49
Sample16 HOAs
#2AL
44
Sample41 HOAs
#3TN
44
Sample97 HOAs
#4FL
43
Sample2,727 HOAs
#5NC
43
Sample254 HOAs
#6AZ
43
Sample109 HOAs
#7OH
43
Sample131 HOAs
#8KY
43
Sample29 HOAs

Risk distribution

0-10
255
10-20
225
20-30
1067
30-40
1176
40-50
1360
50-60
1547
60-70
519
70-80
172
80-90
46
90-100
0
Systemic Risks
Where financial exposure, enforcement muscle, and vague fines overlap.
High enforcement power47%
Undefined / uncapped fines82%
Escalating “until cured” language0%

Together these signals show concentrated leverage: boards can pile on compounding fines while keeping caps vague. Pair with the Enforcement Power and Financial Exposure cards for a fuller view.

Homeowner Rights Erosion
Due-process gaps and discretion-heavy rules that blunt appeals.
Below 60 fairness score41%
Median due-process risk40
Broad board discretion flagged31%

Weak notice and appeal language drives rights erosion. Watch for combinations of high enforcement power plus low procedural scores.

Freedom Score Polarization
HOAs are clustering at the extremes, not the middle.

Below 40

26%

High-control environments

Above 80

10%

Owner-friendly policies

Center mass

64%

Middle band is shrinking

“Private Law” Rules Density
How many day-to-day rules govern homeowners’ lives.
Avg restrictions per HOA: 22Top states by rule count
#1NV
36
Sample114 HOAs
#2AR
35
Sample10 HOAs
#3MS
28
Sample14 HOAs
#4CA
27
Sample267 HOAs
#5AL
27
Sample41 HOAs
#6LA
27
Sample48 HOAs
#7IN
27
Sample65 HOAs
#8DE
27
Sample12 HOAs
Rules span property use, noise, pets, rentals, vehicles, and appearance. High counts usually correlate with broader discretion and more fines.
Methodology
How we source, label, and score the data.

• Source: public HOA records, resale packages, and county filings

• Processing: Clause extraction using language models tuned on HOA corpora

• Scoring: enforcement power blends fines, discretion, and penalty risk; due-process risk measures notice + appeal language

• Coverage: 4,000+ communities across 40+ states; expanding daily

• QA: manual spot checks on high-variance states and outliers

About homestandai
HOA intelligence and homeowner defense.

HomeStand AI is the largest HOA intelligence platform focused on extracting structured insights from governing documents and advocating for homeowners against abusive practices.

Our dataset covers 4,000+ HOAs, making it one of the largest structured repositories of HOA rule intelligence available.

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